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Chapter XXI
THE ROSE The next morning Aunt Fanny had a hard time of it. Her mistress was petulant; there was no sunshine in the bright August day as it appeared to her. Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep. Aunt Fanny obeyed her usual instructions on this luckless morning. It was Beverly's rule to be called every morning at seven o'clock.
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later than; following
From this reading “Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “It was Beverly's rule to be called every morning at seven o'clock.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE ROSE The next morning Aunt Fanny had a hard time of it.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE ROSE The next morning Aunt Fanny had a hard time of it.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep.”
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading “THE ROSE The next morning Aunt Fanny had a hard time of it.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE ROSE The next morning Aunt Fanny had a hard time of it.
later than; following
From this reading Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep.
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From this reading Her mistress was petulant; there was no sunshine in the bright August day as it appeared to her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her mistress was petulant; there was no sunshine in the bright August day as it appeared to her.
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From this reading Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was Beverly's rule to be called every morning at seven o'clock.
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From this reading Her mistress was petulant; there was no sunshine in the bright August day as it appeared to her.
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From this reading THE ROSE The next morning Aunt Fanny had a hard time of it.
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From this reading Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was Beverly's rule to be called every morning at seven o'clock.
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From this reading It was Beverly's rule to be called every morning at seven o'clock.
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From this reading Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep.
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From this reading Her mistress was petulant; there was no sunshine in the bright August day as it appeared to her.
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From this reading It was Beverly's rule to be called every morning at seven o'clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep.
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From this reading Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep.
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From this reading Her mistress was petulant; there was no sunshine in the bright August day as it appeared to her.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was Beverly's rule to be called every morning at seven o'clock.
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From this reading Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROSE The next morning Aunt Fanny had a hard time of it.
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From this reading Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE ROSE The next morning Aunt Fanny had a hard time of it.
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From this reading THE ROSE The next morning Aunt Fanny had a hard time of it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her mistress was petulant; there was no sunshine in the bright August day as it appeared to her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her mistress was petulant; there was no sunshine in the bright August day as it appeared to her.
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From this reading Aunt Fanny obeyed her usual instructions on this luckless morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ROSE The next morning Aunt Fanny had a hard time of it.
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From this reading Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep.
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From this reading Aunt Fanny obeyed her usual instructions on this luckless morning.
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From this reading Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep.
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From this reading Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mistress was petulant; there was no sunshine in the bright August day as it appeared to her.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ROSE The next morning Aunt Fanny had a hard time of it.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ROSE The next morning Aunt Fanny had a hard time of it.
not any; not one
From this reading Her mistress was petulant; there was no sunshine in the bright August day as it appeared to her.
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From this reading It was Beverly's rule to be called every morning at seven o'clock.
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From this reading Aunt Fanny obeyed her usual instructions on this luckless morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ROSE The next morning Aunt Fanny had a hard time of it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Aunt Fanny obeyed her usual instructions on this luckless morning.
above and across; more than
From this reading Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mistress was petulant; there was no sunshine in the bright August day as it appeared to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ROSE The next morning Aunt Fanny had a hard time of it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Beverly's rule to be called every morning at seven o'clock.
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From this reading It was Beverly's rule to be called every morning at seven o'clock.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep.
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From this reading Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her mistress was petulant; there was no sunshine in the bright August day as it appeared to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ROSE The next morning Aunt Fanny had a hard time of it.
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From this reading Her mistress was petulant; there was no sunshine in the bright August day as it appeared to her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Aunt Fanny obeyed her usual instructions on this luckless morning.
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading THE ROSE The next morning Aunt Fanny had a hard time of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her mistress was petulant; there was no sunshine in the bright August day as it appeared to her.
in the direction of
From this reading Toward dawn, after she had counted many millions of black sheep jumping backward over a fence, she had fallen asleep.
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From this reading Aunt Fanny obeyed her usual instructions on this luckless morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her mistress was petulant; there was no sunshine in the bright August day as it appeared to her.
